Combination locker



Aug. 19, 1924. 1,505,291 v 1.. SCHAEFER. JR

COMBINATION LOCKER Filed April 2. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet l Aug. 19 1924.

L. S'CHAEFER, JR

COMBINATION LOCKER Filed Apx il '2. 192! 2 Shuts-Shut. 2

Patented Aug. 19, 1924 cenmmr oatecmai l Applicationifiled April 2, 1 21: {seria1m.;457,9 2. H

' of Illinois, have invented certain'new and useful Improvementsin Combination Lockers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention pertains, in its general as p'ect, to articles otfurniture, and isconcerned more specifically with a .locker adapted for use in offices, clubs, factories and like places, for the receptionyandsafe keeping of such personal paraphernaliaas ones hat, coat, overshoes, umbrella, "and sporting equipment. w 7 I I l The inain and primary object "of the pres ent invention is directed to a locker con s'truction which "provides two individual in terfitting locker spaces, on" the floor space ordinarily required for one, whereby a very material saving of floor space in locker rooms is eflected'without resorting to in convenient double deck'er arrangements or sacrifice of the long coat'compartment and wide roomy hat compartmentwhich are almost necessary requirements the type here considered.

' Another important object 1s the provision for each individualfin such a duplex locker construction; of} a clothes space high enough to permit clothing to [be suspendedinj its entire length, or to acconirnodatergolf bags and the 1ike,.of roomy space for a hat'and miscellaneous articles, and an I exteriorly which is 'convenientlv had through one door without giving access to either of the said spaces or rack used by the other individual.

pended claims. I

I in lockers of drained umbrella. rack, access to alt of r Other objects and advantages of 'the in-fl vention will become. apparentfas thenature I structural em unessential changes in minor; details o:E aI' taken Without departure from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined .bythe ap- In the drawings,

. -Fig. 1 isa front elevationofthe, l

locker; e- F1g.:2.1s aside elevation thereof;

Fig.3 is a view similar to *Fig. 1,

fboth L-"shaped doors removed;

'Figxd is" ,a detail view of on Q i shaped doorsas viewed from itsinner side;

a V J1. 1 Fig 5] is a 'sectioni on I the i 'Referring now. inidetail to the drawings,

I FF 1 rang'ement and construction may be under it will be noted that'theduplex' locker :is an as apermanent exterior casingwhich com prises two "spaced parallel sidewallsflqfa 12, and a bottoin13. I The fr'ont face of the locker is provided with'closure "means which will hereinafter be more fully described.

upright rectangular structure constructed I Vertical angle bars 1d are disposed along y the, upright edges of the duplex locker in order to form of the sid'e wal1s, rear wall,

and top, one rigid 'structure,"and1ext-end downwardly below the bottom 13, whereby to'provide short supporting legs 15.; By the provision of the mentioned, unsightly accumulations I of waste paperandthe like aljong the tops of he lockersare efi'ectu'ally prevented. I

7 A short distancebelowthe topua are sloping top w 12 above n as posed a horizontal shelf l'6, while a short W shelfl7. g I" A partition 19 is" disposeddnterrnediate and parallel toxthe side walls 10, ;'a'ndexvdi tanceabove thQ bQttom laisflo'cated a tends taween'theupp rj shelf 16 matte lQWershelf-HQ I I a 1- By the "construction hereabovedescribed,

will be a-p'p'reciated'that the locker ogt this invention provides tw long ompartments 21 and'22-forjcoats, golf bags, and {the like,

and twosmall?butwide compartments 23 d and 24 for g the; reception of hats, and" other miscellaneous articles- It will thus be seen that the compartments 22 and 24 together constitute an L shaped storage space for one of the locker tenants, and that the compart ments 2l and 23 together constitute an L: shaped storage space for the other locker tenant, the two L-shaped storagespaces be. ing arranged in complementary interfitting relation with one inverted directly over the other. i

The closure means for these, compart-' ments comprise two L-shaped doors 25 and 26' which arehinged at 27 to the fro nt flanges 28 of the forward vertically; disposed angle bars 14. The upper horizontally-extending portion of the door 25- closes "the compartment 23,v and the vertically-e'xtending portion closes the compart-.

ment 21, while the lower horizontally-extendingportion of theidoor 26 closes the compartment 24, and the vertically-extending portion closes the compartment 22.

- The face of each of thedoors is provided with two rows of outwardly and down wardly opening ventilating louvres 29. One

of these louvres 30 which is'disposed ineach ends of'umbrellas, etc.

door adjacent the bottom of its longcompartment opens inwardly and upwardly in order toform an eXteriorly' draining pocket for the reception and support of the lower Each door is provided on its inner side about two feet above rack.

the bottom of its long compartment with an inwardly curving bracket rod 30 which cooperates-with the said pockets to constitute the upper portion of an umbrella support The doors 25 and portions 31 of the partition '19 and shelves l6 and.17, and are each separatelyv secured in their closed-positions by means of a centrallyoperatedfour-point. locking mechar' said "opening and adapted when closed to cover the same, and a partition within said locker extending rearwardly from the meeting edges of the doors whereby storage spaces for one tenant of the locker is formed to which access may only be had through the door immediately in front thereof.

26 close against flanged 2. A locker provided with a rectangular opening in its front, two interfitting L- shaped doors hinged on opposite sides of said opening and adapted when closed to cover the same, and a'partition within said locker extending rearwardly from the meeting edges of the doors whereby storage space for one tenant of the locker comprising a plurality of compartments is formed to which access may only be had through the door immediately in front. thereof.

3. A locker provided with a rectangular opening in the front, two 'interfitting L shapedw'doors hinged on opposite sides of said opening and adapted when closed to cover the same, and partitions disposed within said locker in such "manner as to form behindeach door along upright compartment and a low wide compartment to both of which access may-on1y be had through the door immediatelyin front thereof. i Y 4:. A locker provided with two juxtaposed narrow upright compartmentshaving a side wall'in common, two low compartments disposed respectively above and below said narrow compartments and spanning the combined width thereof, and two closure means each of which extend across the, front of one narrow compartment and one low compartment and ives access thereto, a c v V 5. A locier provided with two juxtaposed narrow upright compartments having a side 'wall in common, two'low compartments disposed respectively above and below said narrow compartments and spanning the combined width thereof, and two L-shaped doors each of'which gives access to one narrow compartment and one low compartment,

I 6. A locker provided with twofjuxtaposed narrow upright compartments having a side wall in common, two low compartments disposed respectively above and below said narrow compartments and spanning the combined width thereof, two L-shaped doors each of which gives access to one'narrow compartment and one low compartment, and

key-controlled locking mechanisms for se curing each door in its closed position at a plurality of points spaced about its periphery; r 1

'7. A double locker adapted for the' private use of each of two persons and comprising a vertically elongated rectangular housing, means for dividing the interior of the housing into two "L-shaped individual storage spaces, one of which isinver ted directly overthe other 1n complementary 1nterfitting relation, and separate closure means for each of the said L-shaped storage spaces, whereby to'provide an L-shaped storv age space for the private use of each person.

8. A double locker adapted for the priing a vertically elongated rectangular housing having a width which corresponds approximately with locker, means for rectly over the other in complementary invate use of each of two persons and compris that of the usual single dividing the interior of the housing into two L-shaped individual storage spaces, one of which is inverted 'di-v terfitting relation; and separate closure means for each ofthe said L -sha ped storage 10 p spaces whereby to provide an'L-shaped stor- 7 age space for the private use of each person.

Signed by "me at Chicago, Illinois, this 25th day of March, 1921.

LOUIS SCHAEFER, JR. 7 Y 

